NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) Grants

The deadlines for the 2018 NALAC Fund for the Arts grant applications have passed. Applicants will be notified by the end of December. Grantee public notifications will be made in early 2019.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA NALAC SUPPORT DESK

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Overview

As the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) approaches its 30th anniversary in May 2019, it announces the latest round of grant opportunities for Latino artists and arts organizations working in all creative disciplines across the United States and Puerto Rico. Grants will support projects taking place in 2019, and applications are due Thursday, September 6, 2018. The NALAC Fund for the Arts is the only national grant program intentionally investing in Latinx artists and nonprofit arts organizations in the United States. (Latinx is a gender-neutral term increasingly used in lieu of Latino or Latina). To date, NALAC has awarded over 500 grants, reflecting an investment of $2.5 million across 35 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and México.

How to Apply

The application window for all grant categories in the 2018 NALAC Fund for the Arts has passed.

Grant Categories for Latinx Artists/Ensembles (closed)

$5,000 NFA Artist Grant

$5,400 NFA San Antonio Artist Grant

$10,000 Adán Medrano Legacy Award in Film [Emerging Filmmakers]

$25,000 Mentorship Award

Grant Categories for Latinx Arts Organizations (closed)

$5,000 NFA Small Organizations

$10,000 NFA Mid to Large Organizations

Additional Grant Opportunities (closed)

$2,500 NFA Puerto Rico Artist Grant

$2,500 NALAC Pod Grant

FUNDING PARTNERS

The 13th NALAC Fund for the Arts grant program is made possible in part by a major multi-year commitment from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as well as the Ford Foundation, Southwest Airlines, Surdna Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, the Donor Collaborative of the Adán Medrano Legacy Award, Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, individual donors, members, and volunteers.